Eddie McGuire’s son Xander to join Neighbours

Xander McGuire will join the long running series Neighbours in a guest role playing Charlie Hoyland.Source:Channel 10

EDDIE McGuire’s 12-year-old-son Xander is set to move into Ramsay St.

The Millionaire Hot Seat host’s son will join the program in a guest role playing Charlie Hoyland, the eldest son of Steph Scully (Carla Bonner).

His character has been living in Fiji with his father Max Hoyland following Steph’s initial incarceration.

“It’s an amazing first job in the industry,” Xander said. “Neighbours has been such a big part of Australian television and has launched so many careers. I’m really excited.”

Xander says he was surprised to find his on screen mother had been through quite a lot over the past few years.

Eddie McGuire with sons Alexander and Joseph.Source:News Limited

“Marriage, stepchildren, battled cancer, had a son, was stabbed, then sent to prison for manslaughter and followed this up with a kidnapping – and I thought I had an interesting family in real life!”

The aspiring said he caught the acting bug at school and is looking forward to learning from the best in the business.

His father Eddie McGuire told The Herald Sun he took his son to the screen test and parked in the same spot that his Dad parked in when Eddie went for a job interview at age 17.

“I laughed and thought it might be a lucky omen for (Xander).

Eddie McGuire’s two sons Alexander and Joseph.Source:News Limited

“In his mind, and probably mine, he saw it as: ‘Let’s go and do (the screen test) for the experience of what it’s like.’ I dropped him off and stayed the hell out of it,” Eddie said. “I’m not going to be a stage dad. He did all this on his own and on merit.”

Eddie added: “It’s a big challenge for him. It’s a full time job, and he still has to do his schoolwork and footy and cricket and everything else. But it will be good for him. We are very proud of him.”

Neighbours Series Producer Jason Herbison said: “I’m thrilled to have Xander playing a character that already has a significant history with the show. I have no doubt he will do a sterling job continuing the character’s story.”

Xander will start filming this Friday and he will debut on screen in early 2016.